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FASHION

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Tie-dye is back with a vengeance

FABRIC ARTIST
SHOWS HOW
IT’S DONE

TIE-DYE — once a political
statement from the ’60s counter-
culture folk and Grateful Dead
groupies — is back.

By ELIZABETH COLLINGS
News Reporter

But how it’s changed ... it's
become trendy, respectable, and,
egad, fashionable.

No longer an item peddled solely
by long-haired hippies, tie-dye T-
shirts are now hot items, sold in
clothing and sporting goods stores
at fashionable $30 and upwards
prices.

But for the die-hard tie-dye fans
who still like an authentic twist,
local fabric artist Trudy Bufton
will show them how it’s done.

Bufton runs tie-dye workshops
from her home in Lynn Valley. All
you need bring is a piece of 100 per
cent clothing — any item from
socks to caps — and Bufton will
supply the rest of the materials.

If artistic direction is needed,
Bufton will advise on color and
technique. Otherwise the product
is your creation.

“T’ve been helping them choose
the colors because if you don't
choose the right colors it will turn
brown,” Bufton says.

Depending on the texture of the

fabric the colors can turn out as *
fluorescent greens, yellows and §

pinks, or as more sedate dark,
bold colors.

The tie-dyer can use just one
color, accentuating the pattern
with white streaks, or use the
whole gamut of colors available.

A session at Bufton’s home of

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DO IT yourself tie-dye with
a little help from Trady Buf-
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Vailey. Displaying the fruits
of their artistic labor arz
left to right) Emmy Bufton,
7, with mother, Trudy, and

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